Burn CDs and DVDs under FreeBSD

Monday, 05 May 2008

This howto explain how to burn CDs and DVDs under FreeBSD 1. Compile the FreeBSD kernel with the following options: ------------------------------------------------------------------- device atapicam device ata device scbus device cd device pass 2. Install cdrtools package ------------------------------- You will need to install cdrtools package (cdrecord and mkisofs are included in cdrtools) 3. Find dev parameters -------------------------------- To see the name of device for burning CDs and DVD use the the command: cdrecord -scanbus If after issuing this command no device ids will appear that means the kernel is not compiled with cd burning support. To blancd / dvd rw --------------------- cdrecord -v dev=1,0,0 -blank=fast To burn a cd or dvd ----------------------- cdrecord -v dev=1,0,0 speed=8 image_file.iso To create an ISO with mkisofs ---------------------------------- mkisofs -R -J -o "image_file.iso" /pat_to_files_that_will_be burned To create an bootable ISO with mkisofs --------------------------------------------- mkisofs -b "boot/cdboot" -no-emul-boot -c "boot/boot.catalog" -R -J -o "image_file.iso" /pat_to_files_that_will_be burned (assuming that boot/cdboot is where the boot files are located) Burning DVDs ----------------- Version of burncd included on cdrtools package does not support burning DVDs so for burning DVDs we will use growisofs(1) which is a frontend to mkisofs. Add in /boot/loader.conf: hw.ata.atapi_dma="1" You will need this to activate DMA for atapi devices in order to properly burn DVDs. This option is recommended for burning CDs too. How to burn a DVD: # growisofs -dvd-compat -Z /dev/cd0 -J -R /pat_to_files_that_will_be burned How to burn an ISO to DVD # growisofs -dvd-compat -Z /dev/cd0=image_file.iso

 

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